Old Tyme Summer Festival set for Sunday in Elmira's Brand Park

The 20th annual Old Tyme Summer Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday in Brand Park on Elmira’s Southside.

There will be entertainment in the bandstand throughout the day, including Past and Present DJ (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), Steve Southworth and the Rock-A-Billy Rays (1-3 p.m.), and Rick Wilson Entertainment (3-5 p.m.).

A variety of vendors will be selling handcrafted items, and there will be food by the Hilltop Inn, McConnell’s Hots, Mr. Softee and The Popcorn Truck, as well as church bake sales and local produce.

There will be a classic car show from noon-3 p.m., and antique appraisals by Michael Watts of Antique Revival.

Children’s activities will include fire truck rides, inflatables and slides, face painting, and visits by Dora the Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. There will also be performances by Nate the Great, a juggler.

Also, the Elmira Trolley will provide tours of the Maple Avenue Historic District at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. The cost is $3. Tour-goers can see the sites of the first Interstate Fair, the first Chemung County Airport, the first professional baseball game, and Elmira’s first golf course, and see historic homes including the Brand homes, the Alexander Eustace house, and The Christmas House.